IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs Game Notes

July 3, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The IronPigs (49-35) play Game Two of a three-game series* against the third-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (46-39) at Coca-Cola Park (*which will be followed by a two-game series with SWB as the "home" team)... With a 5-4 walk-off win in 10 innings last night, the Pigs have won three straight games -- the last two in walk-off fashion -- and are now 6-2 on the homestand. Over a longer stretch, the Pigs have gone 17-9 in their last 26 games to go from 4.5-games out to 2.0-games up in the North... The Yankees -- New York's top affiliate -- have now dropped back-to-back contests following a five-game winning streak. Prior to going 5-2 in their last six games, the Yanks had gone 1-7 on a West Division road trip. They've been as many as 6.5 GB (May 15-16).

I.L. All-Star RHP Tyler Cloyd (8-1, 2.11) will start for LHV against RHP John Maine (2-2, 6.55).

Tonight's game features a post-game Fireworks show, presented by Coors Light... First-Pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

EXTRA! EXTRA!:

The Pigs also improved to a perfect 7-0 extra-inning contests this season -- the best record in all of MiLB... The only other undefeated teams in extra innings are Advanced-A Potomac (4-0) and Single-A Hickory (3-0)... Last season, LHV was a franchise-best 7-4 in games with extra frames (their first time above .500)... All-time, the Pigs are now 30-29 (.508) in extra-inning affairs.

WITH A WIN TONIGHT, THE PIGS WILL...:

* Have their first 4-game winning streak since a home sweep of GWN, 6/5-6/8... The Pigs last won 5 in a row from 5/14-5/18.

* Set a new season-best, high-water mark of 15 games above .500 -- their highest mark since ending the 2011 season at 80-64.

* Tie, with a PAW loss, their season-largest lead in the North Division at 3.0 GA (4/15-16) --.their highest since 4.0 GA on 7/27/11.

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